Chestnut Ridge Senior High School is a small, rural public, comprehensive high school located in the Chestnut Ridge region of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. In 2015, enrollment was 639 pupils in grades 8th through 12th, with 42% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 15.9% of pupils received special education services, while 4.22% of pupils were identified as gifted. In 2014, the student body makeup was 56 percent male and 44 percent female. The total minority enrollment was 3 percent. Chestnut Ridge Senior High School is the only high school in the Chestnut Ridge School District. The School employed 33 teachers. Per the PA Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2013, the school reported an enrollment of 502 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 207 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2012, the School employed 31 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 16:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 100% of the teachers were rated "Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.The school campus was constructed in 1972 and last renovated in 2007, adding a new Cafeteria, Science and Technology Wing, and a Band Room addition, as well as renovations to the existing structure.Graduation rateIn 2015, Chestnut Ridge School District’s graduation rate was 93.75%. 2014 - 92.11% 2013 - 93% 2012 - 92.8%. 2011 - 87.3%. 2010 - 92.8%, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. According to traditional graduation rate calculations: 2010 - 92% 2009 - 95% 2008 - 90% 2007 - 90%
